Malaga Carnival Set To Fill The Streets With Colour

The Malaga Carnival 2026 is astir to unleash nan biggest thoroughfare statement connected nan Spanish calendar, transforming nan city’s historical centre into a whirlwind of colour, satire, music, and unbridled joyousness until February 15.

As nan charismatic title of singing groups (COAC) concludes astatine nan Teatro Cervantes, each eyes move to nan streets, wherever nan existent fiesta begins. Organisers from nan charismatic organisation of nan Malaga carnival committedness complete 90 free activities, including regular performances pinch creation and song, costume contests, and nan iconic Grand Parade connected February 8, arsenic good arsenic nan Drag Queen Gala, nan colourful Battle of Flowers connected Costume Day (February 14), and nan accepted but unusual Burial of nan Sardine connected nan closing Sunday.

600,000+ people, 50 carnival groups & 90 free activities

This year’s arena boasts astir 50 registered groups, 39 successful nan big class unsocial (21 murgas and 16 comparsas, positive a choir and quartet), involving hundreds of performers who bring crisp wit, elaborate costumes, and Andalusian styling to nan COAC and beyond. Thousands much locals and enthusiasts will subordinate arsenic participants successful parades, thoroughfare singing, and spontaneous celebrations, making it a genuinely community-driven spectacle.

Malaga Carnival is 1 of nan biggest and astir respected successful Spain, pinch thousands of group travelling hundreds of kilometres to observe connected nan streets pinch Malagueños. Tourism officials and past figures item that nan carnival draws monolithic crowds, pinch estimates exceeding 600,000+ visitors complete nan week, boosting Malaga’s wintertime system and making it arsenic a apical tie connected Spain’s festive scene, often doing amended than moreover immoderate larger carnivals successful sheer street-level energy.

Weather forecast good

Adding to nan excitement, upwind forecasts for Saturday’s opening time look promising, pinch milder conditions and little rainfall consequence compared to nan caller stormy spells that disrupted parts of nan COAC semifinals. Expect sunny intervals and comfortable temperatures perfect for outdoor revelry successful Plaza de la Constitución, wherever nan pregón (opening proclamation) kicks disconnected astatine 8pm.

Whether you’re a first-timer aliases a seasoned carnavalero, drawback a costume, dress up successful thing colourful, caput to nan centre, and dive into what promises to beryllium an unforgettable “Fiesta del Invierno Cálido”. Malaga’s streets are ready—let nan statement begin!